Present
continuous
We use the
continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. The action
is not finished.
The water is boiling. Can
you turn it off?
I'm getting hungry.
Let's go and eat.
Kate wants to
work in France, so she's learning French.
The population of
the world is
increasing very
fast.
We use the
continuous for temporary situations:
I'm living with
some friends until I find a place of my own.
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Present simple
We use the simple
for things in general, things that happen repeatedly or that something is true
in general:
Water boils at
100 degrees Celsius.
It doesn't rain very
much in summer.
The earth goes round
the sun.
He is a
photographer. He takes lots of photos.
We use the simple
for permanent situations:
My parents live
in Paris. They have
lived there all
their lives.
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Always:
present
continuous
Always with the
present continuous to mean ‘very often’, usually with added meaning of
‘too often’.
Shaun is always
inviting friends here.
(=He invites them
very often.)
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present simple
Always with the
present simple means : every time
Shaun always
invites us to stay at Christmas
(=He invites us
every Christmas.)
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